NGC 3524 is a lenticular galaxy in Leo, 62 million light-years away
NGC 3524 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo , 62 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.5′ × 26″ of sky, about 26,700 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in April.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 3524 from Chertan
Chertan
NGC 3524
LEO
NGC 3524 lies 4.5° southwest of Chertan , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 3524 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 78° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 82° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -82° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 79°S, and never sets north of 79°N.
NGC 3524 is 62 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 3524 tonight left it about 62 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 3524
310 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3593, lenticular galaxy, 2.4° NGC 3489, lenticular galaxy, 2.9° M65 Leo Triplet, early spiral galaxy, 3.5° M66 Leo Triplet, spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 3485, spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 3596, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 3628, barred spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 3412, lenticular galaxy, 4.3°
NGC 3524 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Leo Designations NGC 3524, 2MASX J11063210+1123070, MCG +02-28-050, PGC 033604, SDSS J110632.10+112307.5, SDSS J110632.11+112307.5, UGC 06158 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 06.5m Declination (J2000) +11° 23′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 26″ Position angle 14° True size 26,700 light-years Distance 62 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,341 km/s, redshift 0.00448 Best with Large telescope Best month April Catalog page NGC 3501 to 4000
